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Be careful with P@H hay

Skullblits

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We get thier big bags of Timothy hay from there. And found some orange plastic rope.

Was hard to see amongst the hay.
 

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I've found bits of plastic in the pets at home stuff, we buy the expensive stuff for them now as we like to treat them like our babies
 
Not what you want to find but not that surprising. My farm hay bales from the local nursery are always tied up with orange twine like this so easy to see how it can end up in the hay bag when being mass processed
 
Not what you want to find but not that surprising. My farm hay bales from the local nursery are always tied up with orange twine like this so easy to see how it can end up in the hay bag when being mass processed
Shame it isn't blue be easier to see.

After a look it seems clear so far. Hopefully it's just a one off
 
I found a dead dehydrated mouse once and a squished frog 😳😳😳.. not that brand tho... always best to feel and separate your hay when dishing it out!
 
I found a dead dehydrated mouse once and a squished frog 😳😳😳.. not that brand tho... always best to feel and separate your hay when dishing it out!

Yes, I once found a dead rat in a bale of hay 🤢 Again, not from PAH but it was a one off I think. I always siv through hay before giving it to the piggies
 
I suppose it’s a natural product and sadly rats, mice and frogs are to be found in fields and get caught up in the cutting process. Baler band and other plastics are a real concern but not a surprise when you see the amount of plastics thrown away in hedgerows from car drivers, very sad 😔
 
In the bottom of my PAH hay bag was a tree branch measuring about 12” x 4” ... it was the first time I bought their hay and was the last time !
 
We occasionally find bits of wood or other plant stems but mostly it's fine and our boys enjoy it. The bunnies only really like the posh stuff (Oxbow) and go crazy for Alfalfa hay (not too much allowed).
 
I found a dry cow pat in one of my bags of b and m hay, you're bound to found different stuff in any bag of hay, it's thorns that make me mad, even though it can't really be helped either
 
We get thier big bags of Timothy hay from there. And found some orange plastic rope.

Was hard to see amongst the hay.
Thanks for the warning. I would recommend not buying their wood shavings from there either. We found a chocolate bar wrapper, rubber and hard pieces of wood. We now use horse bedding and it is much softer and definitely worth the money
 
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